we tend to see the wind as nothing more than what blows through the trees...

Lightening as mear flashes across a dark sky...

And the roar of thunder only as a sound left behind.

When you add these ingrediants to a canoeing trip, and four crazy inlaws, you may discover an excitement

that only God could provide.

I decided to take a walk around town last Saturday, first to the park, where I had a beer and a cigarette.

Then to my best friends house, who happens to be my ex-mother-in-law.....

We had been experiencing scatterd thunderstormes and showers all week, but this day would be memorable.

Despite the storms in front of our face and the warnings on the radio we headed out anyway.

On the way to our drop-off spot we went through some pretty heavy down-poors, as well as some really clear

skies.

Canoes in the water, we headed down river. Enjoying the chance to get out like we so love to do, we were all giggles and the occasional redneck, yell out!

We made our jokes as the music was constantly inturrupted by the emergancy brodcast system, warning all dumb asses out on the river should head to shelter NOW.

Instead of panic, excitement hit in, along with a couple shots of adreniline.

As we fought against a wind trying to push us back up river, We smiled and youuuuu hooooed down a little further.

The sky grew darker and darker, and we faught even harder, with the rain on our faces, light flashing all around, and the extreme vibrations of the following thunder we strapped on for our 8 seconds of God's given rodeo.

One of my best canoeing trips ever.

There is a definate time to fear God, but there is most definatly a time to just trust and hang on.

I felt as though He showered us with rain, and winds, and all the excitement that he did, for as much His enjoyment as ours.

I know that with every yell he smiled in only a way that God could.

I love what he does for me.